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String Quartet No. 5 in E-flat major, The Allies
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 8:54 | I. | Artistic: Allegro risoluto - Andantino | |
| 4:56 | II. | Syncopated: Intermezzo: Allegro moderato | |
| 8:04 | III. | Romantic: Romance | |
| 7:16 | IV. | Nautical: Finale: Allegretto |
Duration: 30 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1920 (age 50-51)
1 recording,
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8:54
Dominion Quartet
I.
Artistic: Allegro risoluto - Andantino
4:56
Dominion Quartet
II.
Syncopated: Intermezzo: Allegro moderato
8:04
Dominion Quartet
III.
Romantic: Romance
7:16
Dominion Quartet
IV.
Nautical: Finale: Allegretto
Related Composers
Mirrie Hill (1889-1986)
Wife
Nationality:
Australian
Born: December 1, 1889, Randwick Died: May 1, 1986 (age 96)
Gustav Schreck (1849-1918)
Teacher
Nationality:
German
Born: September 8, 1849, Zeulenroda Died: January 22, 1918, Leipzig (age 68)
glossary
- allegretto—moderately quick tempo. slower than allegro but faster than andante
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- andantino—faster than andante, slower than allegretto. Sometimes andantino is interpreted as the opposite: slower than andante
- chamber music, Kammermusik [G], musique de chambre [F], musica da camera [I], musica cameralis [L]—"Classical Music" for a small ensemble, generally 8 or fewer players with a canonical emphasis on 3-6 players. explore
- finale [I], final [F]—The final movement, sometimes explicitly titled thus
- intermezzo, intermedio [S], intermède [F], interlude, Entr'acte—music that is "inserted" (or "interpolated) between two musical entities of greater importance (e.g. movements, acts, verses, etc.). Often suggests music of a lighter character, entertaining contrast or even improvisation.
- moderato [I], moderamente, modéré [F], modérément [F]—moderately, at a moderate tempo, applying a touch of restraint to its related word(s), e.g. allegro moderato
- quartet, quatuor [F], quartett [G], quartetto [I], cuarteto [S]—ensemble or work for four players the most important examples being the string quartet and the piano quartet
- risoluto [I], resoluto—resolute, decisively, boldly, with vigor
- romanza, romanze, romance—a title for a work or movement implying a rather personal, tender, sentimental or amorous tone. Typically, lyrical.
- string quartet, Streichquartett [G], quatuor à cordes [F], quartetto d'archi [I], quartetto di cordi [I], cuarteto de cuerda [S], vonósnégyes [H]—ensemble or a work written for that ensemble comprising 2 violins, viola, and cello. This is one of the essential genres/forms/ensembles of chamber music and arguably a critical "core" of "classical" music. Explore the string quartet | wiki